Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Rogers (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Rogers. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Rogers ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
While the name of this community is Rogers, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Rogers may originally have been Roger's.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rogers. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rogers.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Rogers is located in Cumberland County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cumberland County: Bledsoe, Fentress, Morgan, Putnam, Rhea, Roane, Van Buren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Rogers. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rogers:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Rogers)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogers, with the one closest to Rogers listed first.
- Hebbertsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Lake Pomeroy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Center Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
- Fairfield Glade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woodlands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Crab Orchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbriar Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Crossville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Creston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Dykes Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Howard Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Woody
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogers, with the one closest to Rogers listed first.
- Oliver Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Robertsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Scarboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogers, with the one closest to Rogers listed first.
- Ninemile
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Winesap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Campbell County
- Shea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shea is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shea
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogers, with the one closest to Rogers listed first.
- Clarkrange
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grimsley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Armathwaite
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Wilder
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Allardt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cumberland Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogers, with the one closest to Rogers listed first.
- White Wing Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
- Luttrell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eaton Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Loudon City Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Loudon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lenoir City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sharp Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- McMinn County
- Prigmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogers, with the one closest to Rogers listed first.
- Akeman Crossroad
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Surprise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Sewee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Cute ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogers, with the one closest to Rogers listed first.
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Nemo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Deermont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Lancing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Harriman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wartburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bucklick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Lavender
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Annadel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Deer Lodge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Coal Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Coal Hill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogers, with the one closest to Rogers listed first.
- Obey City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Lovejoy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Hanging Limb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Putnam County
- Monterey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogers, with the one closest to Rogers listed first.
- Roddy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Spring City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lakewood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogers, with the one closest to Rogers listed first.
- Rockwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lakemont Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- Cardiff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- College Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Emory Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Postoak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Bazel Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Glen Alice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Midtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Midtown Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
- Pioneer Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Kingston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogers, with the one closest to Rogers listed first.
- Glenmary
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- Elgin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- Hembree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hembree is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hembree
- Robbins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Robbins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Robbins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Robbins
- Hughett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- New River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- Smoky Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smoky Junction is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Junction
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rogers, with the one closest to Rogers listed first.
- Ravenscroft
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Clarktown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rogers, see our County-by-County Page for Rogers.
Cemeteries Near Rogers ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rogers.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Rogers - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rogers covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rogers, with the one closest to Rogers listed first.
- McNeil Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Watson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- New Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hebbertsburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hamby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Watson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hamby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Millstone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Skidmore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (852 more) ...
- Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Golliher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Price Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Rogers in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rogers.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rogers, with the one closest to Rogers listed first.
- Hebbertsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Frankfort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Frankfort is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Nemo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Halfway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Halfway is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Crab Orchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Islandford ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Islandford is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islandford
- Cardiff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Deermont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Lancing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Webster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Emory Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Oakdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Montgomery ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Genesis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Genesis is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesis
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rogers. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rogers.
Newspapers Published in Rogers ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rogers.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rogers, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rogers.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Rogers:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Bledsoe County
- Campbell County
- Fentress County
- Loudon County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Morgan County
- Overton County
- Putnam County
- Rhea County
- Roane County
- Scott County
- White County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rogers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rogers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |